X-OldHeader: From allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com Tue Aug 28 22:48:41 2001 Return-Path: <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id WAA21343 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:48:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas2.cos.agilent.com (msgbas2.cos.agilent.com [192.168.148.34]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id WAA08747 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:48:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp004pub.verizon.net (smtp004pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.183]) by msgbas2.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 983D8123C for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 23:48:40 -0600 (MDT) Received: from computer (1Cust103.tnt17.sjc4.da.uu.net [63.46.241.103]) by smtp004pub.verizon.net with SMTP for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; id f7T5mbJ29860 Wed, 29 Aug 2001 00:48:37 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <000701c1304d$d668ec20$67f12e3f@computer> From: "Allen H Zimmermann" <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis.com> To: <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com> References: <200108290521.WAA07296@zonker.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: Tues at 3rd Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 22:45:37 -0700 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Poulton" <poulton@zonker.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list WIND_TALK"
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Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 10:31 PM
Subject: Tues at 3rd
>
> ============= Tue 28 Aug 01 - 3rd - 4.7/257 (196#) 3:30-5:30
>
> 22 knots at 2:00 got me out of the office, and 24-27 knots from 3:00 to
> 5:00 made me happy!
>
> Water was fairly choppy, but also had big swells, even as it turned to
> flood.
>
>
> Around 6:00 a Coast Guard chopper came around and started cruising
> along the shore at 3rd. They took 4 or 5 turns right next to shore,
> pissing off the kiters, and then landed on the bikepath upwind of the
> ramps.
>
> They said they looking for a windsurfer with a red sail reported in
> distress at Coyote Pt by "someone with a cell phone". They knew this
> was not Coyote Pt, but did not explain why they were at 3rd.
>
> One of the kiters took it upon himself to inform the Coastie in rather
> harsh terms that it was unsafe, though he later agreed the downdraft
> probably just drops them in the water. I hope we can avoid such exchanges
> with our "safety net" folks in the future.
>
>
>
> Ken Poulton
> poulton@labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com
>
> "Some people say that I must be a horrible person, but that's not true.
> I have the heart of a young boy -- in a jar on my desk." -- Stephen King
>
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